Gilbert Esdaile Venning
Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Gilbert Esdaile Venning (9 January, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Kuala Lumpur.
Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.
Venning was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 4 January, 1910.[1]
Venning resigned his commission on 17 June, 1911. On 29 August of that year, he was added to the Emergency List.
Great War
On 17 April, 1915, Venning was reinstated to the Active List with a seniority date of 21 May, 1911.
Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Venning was in command of the submarine E 44 on 17 January, 1918.[2]
Post-War
On 27 May 1919, his reinstatement to the Active List was cancelled and he was to be considered as having served on the Emergency List throughout.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert Vaughan-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. A 8 15 Feb, 1909 – 4 Jan, 1910 |
Succeeded by Donald Grieg |
| Preceded by Charles B. Land |
Captain of H.M.S. C 14 4 Jan, 1910[3] – 5 May, 1911 |
Succeeded by Robert H. T. Raikes |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 5 19 Jun, 1916 – 5 Jul, 1916 |
Succeeded by Cromwell H. Varley |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. H 10 5 Jul, 1916 – 5 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Martin H. Collier |
| Preceded by Henry P. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. E 44 5 Mar, 1917 – 5 Oct, 1918 |
Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
| Preceded by Fitzroy H. D. Byron |
Captain of H.M.S. G 5 15 Oct, 1918 – 25 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Humphrey G. Veale |
| Preceded by John G. Bower |
Captain of H.M.S. K 12 25 Feb, 1919 – 12 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Victor E. Ward |
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